Pennsylvania dental assistant, receptionist perform dental work without a license

Two Pennsylvania women have admitted in court that they performed dental work, including pulling teeth, drilling teeth, and even performing root canals, for which they were not licensed.

The two — Cheryl A. Laing, 46, and Jessica Gullickson, 24, both of Broomall, Pa. — also admitted using numbing agents and dispensing medication without taking patient histories concerning past procedures and allergies.

Laing, a licensed expanded-function dental assistant who reportedly told patients she was a dentist, and Gullickson, a receptionist who allegedly passed herself off as a dental assistant, both pleaded guilty to criminal charges that include theft by deception, recklessly endangering others and the unauthorized practice of dentistry.

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